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Wellbeing

When the baby blues hit without warning

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Nine weeks into new motherhood with her third baby, Annie Ridout was surprised when she started feeling blue. But a good pep talk with her mum and some self-care helped to keep her on track. Here’s what happened…

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Annie Ridout 14th October 2019
Family

Kite app’s founder opens up about postnatal bipolar disorder

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After Hannah Hardy-Jones had her first baby, she became very mentally unwell. She was diagnosed with bipolar and told her manic high would be followed by a depressive episode. Hannah opens up about her experience, and explains how this led to her creating an app for mothers…

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Annie Ridout 9th May 2019
Family

I had an instinct that it wasn’t just me who was struggling

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“’I’m worried if I tell you how I’m feeling then you’ll take my daughter away’ I tell my GP. She reassures me that that’s not going to happen, that I’ve done the right thing and that she’s going to get me help.” Anna Ceesay, founder of Motherdom, on anxiety and depression during pregnancy… 

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Contributing Writer 10th April 2019
Family

New motherhood is about fitting your own mask first

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Mother-of-four Lou Jones reflects on the early days with her firstborn, postnatal depression after her second baby and the importance of self-care. She shares some tips for new mums who may be feeling a little lost…

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Contributing Writer 8th April 2019
Family

Surviving postnatal depression: “One day I woke up and didn’t feel like I wanted to be dead”

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Samantha Valentine first wrote for The Early Hour while in the grips of postnatal depression. Now, a year on, she discusses the difficult journey she’s been on towards a recovery, of sorts…. 

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Contributing Writer 28th February 2019
Wellbeing

How photography helped me to overcome postnatal depression

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Kerry Bartlett had her first child aged 21 and suffered with severe postnatal depression. To get through it, she focused on her new career as a freelance photographer. Here, she discusses her struggles and how she overcame them…

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Contributing Writer 28th December 2017
Wellbeing

“I just want the cloud to be gone. The depression to be dead”

Samantha Valentine
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Samantha Valentine was recovering well after childbirth until she started bleeding heavily. Following emergency surgery for a postpartum haemorrhage, Samantha developed PTSD and is now in the grips of postnatal depression. She talks us through her daily thoughts…

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Contributing Writer 15th December 2017
Wellbeing

Journalist Robyn Wilder: “I’d feel overwhelmed by the tiniest things”

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Robyn Wilder left London for Kent while heavily pregnant, quit her job at Buzzfeed and found herself struggling to cope at home with a new baby. We talk mental health, having a second baby and freelancing with young kids…

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Annie Ridout 8th December 2017
Family

I had a complete mental breakdown when my baby was three months old

Bonnie Doman
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“It just wasn’t what I was expecting, none of it. The birth. The colicky screaming baby. The sleep deprivation. The utter sadness and overwhelming daily fear that I just couldn’t cope.” Bonnie Doman, mum-of-two, reveals the darks depths of her postnatal depression…

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Contributing Writer 28th October 2017
Work Life

How art and mindfulness helped cure my postnatal depression

Sophie Walker
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From successful artist travelling the world, to living in Yorkshire with no friends or family close by, Sophie Walker tells us about new motherhood, suffering with postnatal depression and how creativity and mindfulness helped to pull her out of a dark hole…

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Contributing Writer 3rd July 2017

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